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Humanities PhD Holders in the corporate world: Unearthing Opportunities
Among the humanities Ph.D.'s whom we interviewed were Robert Brawer and David Matthew. Brawer's degree, in medieval English literature, was from the University of Chicago. He taught for several years at the University of Wisconsin, was recommended for promotion, but was denied it because the line was not funded. Concluding that he did not want any of the other jobs then open, he made use of personal connections to get into the marketing department of Maidenform Inc. To his surprise and pleasure, he found the analytical problems in his new job not unlike those in his academic field. "Market research," he said, "is like any other kind of research. I'm very satisfied." He also commented that "the ability to sell is intimately related to the ability to teach."
Though Brawer had clearly left his academic discipline, he continued to teach part-time at night and to present scholarly papers. David Matthew became an entrepreneur and salesman halfway between academe and the world outside. A Ph.D. in English from Columbia, he taught for a time and truly enjoyed teaching. He became bored, however, with repeating the same material year after year, and he concluded that he did not yearn to produce the type or quantity of publication necessary for success in a prestigious university. After a long search for a nonteaching job, he found one that excited him-devising and marketing business training seminars and programmed learning systems. He said that in working on and selling these systems he was doing at least as much as he could as a professor to use his training in the humanities for educational purposes. And he added: "The difference between the university and business is that in business if you do a good job at what you're paid to do, you get promoted."
Interviews with people such as Brawer and Matthew, together with the survey data, convinced the two of us that the business world had many more openings for humanities Ph.D.'s than the large majority of either graduate students or professors even suspected. We did not suppose that humanities Ph.D.'s were any better suited for business than for government-federal, state, or local-or for employment by foundations or health-care facilities or other such in-between organizations. We did observe, however, that, largely out of prejudice compounded by ignorance, graduate students were disposed not to think of business as an alternative to academe. Aware that the private sector is where the majority of challenging and well-paid jobs are to be found, we sounded out some corporate hiring officers but found them almost equally prejudiced. They seemed to assume that humanities graduate students had made a definite decision against a business career and also that they were unsuited for such careers.
We thought that the barrier of misunderstanding could and should be broken. The New York State Regents agreed to sponsor a demonstration project. Funds came from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Exxon Education Foundation and from companies as diverse as AT&T, Time Inc., the Prudential and Metropolitan insurance companies, Dupont, Federated Department Stores, Pfizer, Sun Chemical, General Motors, and Ford. The NYU Graduate School of Business Administration agreed to offer a 7-week summer "Careers in Business" program.
In each of two successive summers, 45-50 outstanding humanities Ph.D.'s and near Ph.D.'s were recruited for this program. Once corporate personnel officers saw the quality of these people-many of whom had served several years as assistant professors-more than threescore major companies lined up to interview them. Alumni were hired for jobs ranging from administrator of a corporate foundation to analyst of economic forecasts for an investment management concern to account executive for an advertising agency to line manager in an insurance company. On the average, they were starting at salaries comparable to those of M.B. A.'s and far above those standards for junior faculty.
That humanities Ph.D.'s can find careers in business appealing and that business concerns can in turn see in humanities Ph.D.'s an untapped reservoir of talent is witnessed by the fact that NYU continued its 7-week summer orientation program, supporting it through a combination of tuition and corporate donations. Further testimony is imitation of the NYU program by Harvard, the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Virginia, UCLA, and elsewhere.3 As a result of the demonstration project and its effects, students have had before them more role models to challenge their prejudices, and corporate hiring officers have had fresh examples proving that their assumptions at least require room for exceptions.
The chief point that emerges from survey data, interviews, Regents of the University of the State of New York, Careers in Business (Albany, N.Y., 1978), Careers in Business, 1979 (Albany, N.Y., 1979), and NYU Graduate School of Business Administration, Careers in Business, 1980 (New York, 1980) and the results of the demonstration project is that humanities Ph.D.'s and graduate students have open to them career opportunities that are at least as numerous and varied as those open to liberal arts B.A/s. Graduate training does not in itself disqualify anyone for any job. All that people with such training have to do is to define themselves in terms of their general capabilities, not their dissertation subjects or academic specialties.
All this, however, speaks only to the question of whether humanities Ph.D.'s can find jobs outside of academe. Whether doctoral training in the humanities has value in such jobs is harder to assess. It can be argued that the training enhances general capabilities, an M.A. or Ph.D. giving added value to liberal arts B.A. Training in law or in economics is thought somehow to provide advantages in business or government. The proposition is not farfetched on its face that literature, history, or philosophy can hone the mind at least as well as torts and real property, Phillips curves, or shadow prices.
Alternatively, it can be argued that graduate training in a subject such as medieval literature, Latin American history, or phenomenology should be considered an indulgence, like a college tennis player's taking a fling on the tournament circuit or a college actor's working awhile in a repertory company- personally rewarding but in practical terms simply postponing progress in a career. It can even be contended that graduate training imposes a handicap. When a group of executives from the news media met with the two of us to discuss the subject matter of this book, nearly all said that they were disposed not to hire Ph.D.'s. A Ph.D., they agreed, was too little likely to be comfortable with the approximations of truth required by newspapers, newsmagazines, and radio and television. Executives in other industries similarly expressed doubt as to whether people who took years to write a dissertation could accommodate themselves to worldly deadlines.
Because of the great variety within the sample, the HERI survey results do not say clearly which of these hypotheses has the strongest empirical support. A distressingly high 54% of the nonacademic rated themselves as underemployed, and only about a quarter of this group indicated that, for family or other reasons, they preferred to remain so. This group included not only the cabdrivers and tree trimmers but also a large number, mostly but not exclusively female, doing secretarial or clerical work-in most instances as employees of colleges or universities. Note should be taken, however, that the proportion rating themselves underemployed was not much smaller among teachers. In the faculty sample, 40% so described themselves.
The best evidence of how humanities PhD's appraise their training comes from the respondents' ratings of the extent to which particular skills or abilities had been enhanced by graduate training, coupled with their ratings of the importance of these skills or abilities in individual careers. Academics judged teaching ability and critical thinking to be far ahead of other needed skills, followed by a cluster that included general knowledge, insight, self-discipline, self-confidence, writing ability, and perseverance. Toward the bottom of their lists were research techniques, imagination, and leadership.
on-academics put critical thinking alone at the very top of their inventories. Self-confidence and self-discipline ranked high, followed by writing ability, perseverance, and general knowledge. Although the non-academics tended to mention leadership more often than did the academics, they also placed it low, along with research techniques, imagination, and teaching ability.
Reflecting on their graduate school experience, both groups concluded that it had enhanced more than anything else the one skill that both prized most highly-critical thinking. Many fewer than half of the academics thought it had equipped them with the other skill they valued-teaching ability. Both groups agreed that their other legacy was knowledge of research techniques, something to which less than two-thirds of the teachers and only a little more than half of the non-academics attached great value. Among skills that both academics and non-academics scored as important but of second order, self-discipline and perseverance were perceived by both as being helpful, followed by general knowledge and writing ability. Both groups agreed that graduate school had added little to their self-confidence, teaching ability, imagination, or capacity for leadership.
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Burgos, a city in Castilla-Leon situated in the Pilgrim's Road to Santiago de Compostela, still preserves important vestiges of its medieval splendour. The city, which was the capital of the unified kingdom of Castilla-Leon for five centuries, boasts a masterpiece of Spanish Gothic architecture: the cathedral of Burgos, declared World Heritage. Aside from a visit to the historic quarter, declared of Cultural Interest, you can take a quite interesting walk along the banks of the Duero and Arlanza rivers. Great places to approach a delicious, varied cuisine.
Something that all these places have in common is their charismatic cuisine. Burgos cuisine is enriched by a great variety of local products, like pulses, cured sausages, game meat, etc. Suckling lamb baked in a wood-fired oven, soused trout and cod stew are some of its best main courses. For dessert, try the delicious "yemas" (a sweet made with egg yolks and sugar), fresh cheese with honey and walnuts, or caramel almonds. All this should be had with some of the famous wines that hold the label Designation of Origin - Ribera del Duero.


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Nato a Chicago, crebbe a Joliet (Illinois) nel ranch di suo padre; durante l'infanzia coltivò l'aspirazione di diventare veterinario ma a 16 anni, dopo una recita scolastica dove era stato convinto a partecipare per superare la sua timidezza, cominciò a considerare l'idea di diventare attore. Nel 1962, a 19 anni si trasferì in California ed entrò in una scuola di recitazione, guadagnandosi da vivere partecipando a spot televisivi, ed apparendo a 21 anni per la prima volta nell'episodio Roulette russa della serie Strega per amore.

Filmografia parziale

Cinema
 Tre femmine in soffitta (Three in the Attic), regia di Richard Wilson (1968)
 Io sono la legge (Lawman), regia di Michael Winner (1971)
 Pat Garrett e Billy Kid, regia di Sam Peckinpah (1973)
 Il dormiglione (Sleeper), regia di Woody Allen (1973)
 Luna di miele fatale (Nightmare Honeymoon), regia di Elliot Silverstein (1974)
 Rollerball, regia di Norman Jewison (1975)
 Il fantabus (The Big Bus), regia di James Frawley (1976)
 Gli uomini falco (Sky Riders), regia di Douglas Hickox (1976)
 L'altra faccia di mezzanotte (The Other Side of Midnight), regia di Charles Jarrott (1977)
 Audrey Rose, regia di Robert Wise (1977)
 Illusione mortale (Deadly Illusion), regia di Larry Cohen (1987)
 Brividi nella notte (In the Cold of the Night), regia di Nico Mastorakis (1990)
 Il silenzio del deserto (A Climate for Killing), regia di J.S. Cardone (1991)
 Rotta verso l'ignoto (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country), regia di Nicholas Meyer (1991)
 Rischio mortale (Chain of Command), regia di John Terlesky (2000)
 Il sostituto (The Alternate), regia di Sam Firstenberg (2000)
 Timecop 2 (Timecop: The Berlin Decision), regia di Steve Boyum (2003)
 Atterraggio d'emergenza (Crash Landing), regia di Jim Wynorski (2005)

Televisione
 Strega per amore (I Dream of Jeannie) – serie TV, 1 episodio (1965)
 I giorni della nostra vita (Days of Our Lives) – serie TV, 1 episodio (1965)
 Mannix – serie TV, 1 episodio (1969)
 Bonanza – serie TV, 2 episodi (1969-1970)
 Lancer – serie TV, episodi 2x15-2x22 (1970)
 Gunsmoke – serie TV, 3 episodi (1970-1975)
 Missione impossibile (Mission: Impossible) – serie TV, 1 episodio (1971)
 Un vero sceriffo (Nichols) – serie TV, 24 episodi (1971-1972)
 Hawaii squadra cinque zero (Hawaii Five-0) – serie TV, 1 episodio (1974)
 Ideologia del terrore (Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan), regia di Marvin J. Chomsky – miniserie TV (1975)
 Alla conquista del West (How the West Was Won) – serie TV, 1 episodio (1979)
 Flamingo Road – serie TV, 38 episodi (1980-1982)
 Il brivido dell'imprevisto (Tales of the Unexpected) – serie TV, 1 episodio (1981)
 Fantasilandia (Fantasy Island) – serie TV, 1 episodio (1983)
 Dallas – serie TV, 67 episodi (1983-1986)
 La signora in giallo (Murder, She Wrote) – serie TV, 2 episodi (1985-1991)
 Hotel – serie TV, 2 episodi (1985-1986)
 Hunter – serie TV, 2 episodi (1986-1990)
 Love Boat (The Love Boat) – serie TV, 1 episodio (1985)
 Top Secret (Scarecrow and Mrs. King) – serie TV, 1 episodio (1985)
 Magnum, P.I. – serie TV, 1 episodio (1987)
 Perry Mason: La donna del lago (Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake), regia di Ron Satlof (1988) – film TV
 Ai confini della realtà (The Twilight Zone) – serie TV, episodio 3x21 (1989)
 Il fuoco dopo la pioggia (Fire and Rain), regia di Jerry Jameson (1989) – film TV
 Santa Barbara – serie TV, 114 episodi (1991-1992)
 Renegade – serie TV, 1 episodio (1993)
 Un detective in corsia (Diagnosis Murder) – serie TV, 2 episodi (1993)
 Baywatch – serie TV, 2 episodi (1994)
 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – serie TV, episodio 2x25 (1994)
 Il tocco di un angelo (Touched by an Angel) – serie TV, 1 episodio (1995)
 Models Inc. – serie TV, 2 episodi (1995)
 Spider-Man: The Animated Series – serie TV, 3 episodi (1995-1997)
 Walker Texas Ranger – serie TV, 3 episodi (1996-2000)
 Più forte ragazzi (Martial Law) – serie TV, 1 episodio (2000)
 Passions – serie TV, 22 episodi (2001-2003)

Doppiatori italiani
 Saverio Moriones in Flamingo Road, Santa Barbara
 Michele Gammino in Rollerball
 Giancarlo Maestri in Audrey Rose
 Romano Malaspina in Atterraggio d'emergenza

Collegamenti esterni

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The U13 girls had a hard fought win, against a very strong Crosshaven team on Tuesday evening. Huge credit to Crosshaven for a great game.
The U14b girls lost out away to Ballincollig last Tuesday evening.
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Q: Can I get the bounding boxes of individual characters with ImageMagick? I came across a paper which uses synthetic handwriting data generated with the ImageMagick convert command, using a lot of different handwriting fonts (Example images from paper).
They have annotated these images with their transcriptions, but I would like to annotate them with a bounding box for each individual character. I was wondering if this is possible with ImageMagick or any other available tool/script/code.

A: I have solved this problem by using ImageMagick to iteratively generate new characters one at a time and by masking out the previous characters with OpenCV to get the bounding box for the new character (Example result).
Example code:
import subprocess
import numpy as np
import cv2

full_text = 'OpenCV'
fname = 'test.jpg'
im_size = 'x75'
font = '"ambarella/Ambarella.ttf"'
other_options = '-gravity West -stroke black'

bboxes = []
prev_img = None

# For each letter
for i in range(len(full_text)):
    text = '"' + full_text[:i + 1] + '"'
    fname = 'test_out/' + str(i) + '.jpg'
    command = 'convert -size ' + im_size + ' -font ' + font + ' ' + other_options + ' label:' + text + ' ' + fname
    subprocess.run([command], shell=True)
    img = cv2.imread(fname, 0)
    # Threshold the image
    ret, img = cv2.threshold(img, 127, 255, cv2.THRESH_BINARY)
    if prev_img is None:
        inv = 255 - img
        nonzero = cv2.findNonZero(inv)
        x1, y1, w, h = cv2.boundingRect(nonzero)
        x2 = x1 + w
        y2 = y1 + h
        prev_img = img.copy()
        bboxes.append((x1, y1, x2, y2))
    else:

        h, w = img.shape
        d_h, d_w = h - prev_img.shape[0], w - prev_img.shape[1]
        # Pad the older image
        if d_w > 0:
            prev_img = cv2.copyMakeBorder(prev_img, d_h, 0, 0, d_w, cv2.BORDER_CONSTANT, value=255)

        # Mask the previous letters
        nonzero_prev = (prev_img == 0)
        masked_out = img.copy()
        masked_out[nonzero_prev] = 255

        # Get bounding box of new letter
        inv = 255 - masked_out
        nonzero = cv2.findNonZero(inv)
        x1, y1, w, h = cv2.boundingRect(nonzero)
        x2 = x1 + w
        y2 = y1 + h
        bboxes.append((x1, y1, x2, y2))
        # Set prev image to current image
        prev_img = img.copy()

# Visualize results
colors = ((255, 0, 0), (0, 255, 0), (0, 0, 255))
img = cv2.imread(fname)
for i, b in enumerate(bboxes):
    x1, y1, x2, y2 = b
    cv2.rectangle(img, (x1, y1), (x2, y2), colors[i % len(colors)], 1)

cv2.imwrite('boxes.png', img)

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THE Brayshaw family had already celebrated.
Tears had been shed from the tightknit group at around 7pm when it was announced Andrew Brayshaw would be heading to Fremantle with Pick 2.
However, perhaps nothing could compare to what would happen two hours later.
Selecting with Pick 68, West Coast would pair his older brother Hamish with Andrew in Western Australia when they called his name late in the draft.
It clearly shocked the family, with cheers of delight ringing around the arena where clubs were deciding on their newest and latest recruits.
Mum shed more tears, while even Andrew was incredibly emotional.
But they weren't the only ones celebrating. Such is the high regard the entire family is held in, fellow draft hopefuls and even their parents were embracing and rejoicing in the moment.
This clearly meant a lot to the Brayshaws and everyone around them.
The family now has three members in the AFL fraternity, with Andrew and Hamish joining Melbourne midfielder Angus on a senior list.
But with two heading out west, where the extended Brayshaw family already resides, Andrew and Hamish jetting out to join them together was an incredible moment.
Hamish's story is a little different to Andrew's. While Andrew has always been one of the draft's standouts, Hamish's journey to an AFL list was littered with setbacks.
Injured throughout most of his draft year in 2016, Hamish missed out on selection last year. But he was invited back to his TAC Cup club the Sandringham Dragons a year later in an effort to continue chasing his footy dream.
His numbers didn't drop. And his place on West Coast's list is deserved.
Andrew's position at Pick 2 was one of the draft's big shocks. While many tipped him to head to the Dockers, it was expected he would arrive via Pick 5.
However, Fremantle rated him so highly, it simply did not want to risk Carlton or North Melbourne swooping on the midfielder with Picks 3 or 4 respectively.
When the Blues went with Paddy Dow and the Kangaroos went with Luke Davies-Uniacke, the Dockers got the pair they were after and added Adam Cerra with their second selection.
Fremantle itself might have considered Hamish. The Eagles called his name with Pick 68. The Dockers held Pick 69. They went with ruckman Lloyd Meek.
But even though they don't end up on the same team, arriving next year in the same state is just as satisfying. Just ask the emotional family.


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5 Inspiring Travelogues from 5 Amazing Writers
Published by Will Jones on December 1, 2020
With much of the world still in varying degrees of lockdown and international travel off the cards for many, vicarious travel is thankfully still very much an option. These five books are some of the best travelogues ever written. Their authors wander in places as diverse as the Outback of Australia, the beaches of Bali and the markets of Turkey, but at their heart they all celebrate the same thing: a love for movement, exploration and travelling for the sheer thrill of it.
A Siberian Winter's Tale – Helen Lloyd
The bitter, unforgiving wilderness that is Siberia in winter doesn't top most people's lists when it comes to planning a cycling holiday, but Helen Lloyd is not most people. The writer and adventurer spent three months pedalling through the frigid landscapes of northern Russia, successfully avoiding wolves, hypothermia and solitude-induced madness (yay!). Her account is vivid and beautifully written and, unlike the land, full of warmth for the incredible people she met along the way.
The Great Railway Bazaar – Paul Theroux
One of the most brilliant travel books ever written, Paul Theroux's Great Railway Bazaar documents his 1973 rail journey from the UK to East Asia and back again. His 4-month route took him from London through Europe, the Middle East, India, Burma, Thailand, Singapore, a wartorn Vietnam, Japan and finally across Russia back to Europe on the legendary Trans-Siberian Express. The characters he meets en route are as grippingly brought to life as the landscapes he trundles through.
Rice terraces in Bali, one of the locations in Eat, Pray, Love
Eat, Pray, Love – Elizabeth Gilbert
The film adaptation of Eat, Pray, Love, starring Julia Roberts, has eclipsed the book in terms of fame, and while it's a good flick, it doesn't come close to the literature that inspired it. Written by American author Elizabeth Gilbert, the travelogue charts her physical and emotional journey around the world following a divorce. She spent time in Italy enjoying simple pleasures ('eat'); then India developing her spirituality ('pray') and finally Bali, where she fell in love again ('love').
The word 'iconic' is overused but this book really is worthy of the description. Technically a novel but very much based on real life travels, the book follows narrator and maverick Sal Paradise (Kerouac) as he road-trips around 1940s America in search of adventure, life-affirming experiences and kindred Beat generation spirits. He finds all in abundance. Though the book received mixed reviews at publication, its legacy is now that of a classic, having inspired everyone from Bob Dylan to David Bowie.
Down Under – Bill Byson
The incomparable wit of Bill Bryson is on full display in this hilarious account of his travels through Australia. The style of the book is cemented in the first few pages, with a side-splitting story of him falling asleep in a highly undignified manner in the passenger seat while being shown around an area by a well-meaning local. From there, he cautiously explores the gigantic country with a take on everything about as dry as the Outback.
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[USA], Nov 6 (ANI): Rebel Wilson has apologised for not acknowledging other plus-size actresses in rom-com roles.
The 'Pitch Perfect' star is facing flak on social media for saying on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' that she was "kind of proud to be the first-ever plus-sized girl to be the star of a romantic comedy."
The 38-year-old on Tuesday responded to the criticism in a series of tweets. "In a couple of well-intentioned moments, hoping to lift my fellow plus sized women up, I neglected to show the proper respect to those who climbed this mountain before me like Mo'Nique, Queen Latifah, Melissa McCarthy, Ricki Lake and likely many others," she wrote.
Wilson continued, "To be part of a problem I was hoping I was helping makes it that much more embarrassing & hard to acknowledge. I blocked people on Twitter because I was hurting from the criticism, but those are the people I actually need to hear from more, not less. Again, I am deeply sorry."
Wilson made the comments while discussing her upcoming film 'Isn't It Romantic.' The actor plays the female lead in the film, where she is caught in a love triangle with Liam Hemsworth and Adam DeVine.
'Isn't It Romantic' also stars Priyanka Chopra and Betty Gilpin. The film reunites DeVine and Wilson, who played Bumper and Fat Amy in the 'Pitch Perfect' movies.


We spent just a few days in Venice during our six weeks in Italy. I'll agree that I was quickly in love with the city. It is the little things that stand out about each city after you spend a year on the road. Ask my kids about Venice and one of their fondest memories was searching and taking pictures of pissottas.
Did you notice the slanted concrete slabs in the darkened corners of the walkways? They are called "pissottas" and they are an ancient Venetian solution to people peeing in corners. My kids called them pee bumps or pee corners. They are everywhere. Some are new. Some are old. Generally they slant downward so the would-be offender urinates onto himself and therefore is discouraged from attempting the act again. It may not be the doors of Charleston, SC or the doorknockers of Antigua, Guatemala but the pee bumps of Venice are unique and make for quite a photo.


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Bilal Philips in this 21 part video set gives an entire course on Islamic studies. Watch this series to innoculate yourself from the misguidance in this world.
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What's actually social about 'social' media?
Sitting behind a screen and flicking through other people's lives is far from 'social', and if you're anything like me, I feel far from sociable after a fair few scrolls.
Another night of half watching TV whilst numbingly swiping through my Instagram and Facebook feed and I'm wondering why I'm feeling low all curled up in bed on an evening…again.
It's taken me a long time to realize there is a pattern establishing here, but tonight, as I'm reflecting more on my thoughts and feelings, I'm 99% sure that I've seen a skinny girl in an amazing dress and that has triggered my current pit of despair. Oh yes, there she is. Wow, and another angle.
Either consciously or subconsciously I've probably done this more times than I can even remember and I know I'm likely not the only one. You can't help but compare yourself to these people online. Whether it's a mate, or a celeb, or simply someone you haven't seen since school, for some reason we feel the need to follow their life publicised via social media. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not criticising these people for uploading body shots. Hey, who doesn't enjoy posting the odd selfie? But it is this readily available platform for comparison and self-criticism that enables individuals' body image and self-esteem to plummet day-in-day-out. It's a force of habit. I don't even flick through these 'stories' out of interest, (the art of scrolling seems to have become second nature), so why am I letting it impact on my self-esteem and body image so much?
I've decided to help myself on my journey of recovery. I'm putting down my phone and I'm banning myself from the torture of scrolling through endless feeds every night. I need to take back control of my emotions and start accepting that if I can't stop comparing myself to every other girl out there then how am I ever meant to accept myself for who I am. We should embrace individuality and learn to love ourselves for ourselves. I should be able to appreciate other peoples' attractiveness without feeling threatened. I should be able to walk into a bar, confident with my appearance, without feeling intimidated by every other girl in sight. Stop comparing your 'likes' to hers. What the hell does a pixelated number count for anyway? Your thoughts are what makes you, and with the right set of positive ones, you might just start to recognize how amazing you really do look today, and every other day for that matter!
My name is Amy, I'm 22, and I've been living with an eating disorder on and off for 9 years. A few months ago I was finally honest about it with my loved ones. I am now on my challenging journey through recovery and have started an online blog to help aid me along the way and hopefully provide some positivity and motivation for others who are going through a similar thing.


Christian Mountain: The vision: All of the churches (could we cross the denominational lines?) of the mountains working together to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ, to strengthen and encourage the mountain church, by creating networks of people, prayer, resources, educational opportunities, cooperation by the local churches, communications, support, and loving ministry. Can you see different pastors working together to help their churches, their pastoral friends, and community churches to develop into an effective saving force for Christ?
We could be working together across denominational lines with those churches who are affiliated with Christ to reach out to our communities, family, friends, and neighbors to see them changed by the Holy Spirit. Why can't we help each other? Why can't one church help another? Why can't we work together? Why can't God save West Virginia? This is just the beginning. We must begin now to reach out in love to our family, friends, and neighbors before it is too late.
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell. The third day He arose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy universal church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.
How could it get started?
Christian Mountain: The mission is an outreach through a local church body/association of churches to their community and friends. Brothers and sisters in Christ would help each other. The outreach would seek to help those that call, are referred, or looked up by the ministers of this ministry. It would seek to reach the lost, lonely church in the wildwood who have no pastor and or no leadership to give them a helping hand up. The ministry would reach out to the community churches to bring them all together in fellowship to bring glory and honor to the Lord and to do more together than they can do alone through the unity of believers. This ministry will seek to help the church to overcome the obstacles that are blocking the path of effective church ministry and growth. And call upon all of us to reach out to our neighbors, family, and friends to help them in Christ and to come to have Him in their lives, families, and homes.


I have been listening to many podcasts and reading lots of books and articles on this matter. I have spent quite a lot of time reflecting on it and what my position is as a health and fitness professional. I realise too I have been complicit in my past to support weight loss and perhaps diet culture where clients have shown an interest. To be honest diets and exercising to simply look better has never deep down sat right with me, but thats what many clients wanted in the past and what many magazines etc wanted you to write about.
I myself am not a regular dieter and I always enjoyed playing sport and exercising through the years. However; I know and have met 100's of people who 'yo yo' from one diet to another and hate playing sport, exercising or even getting sweaty! I remember how upset my Mum got about her body when I was 16 years old. My Mum does not enjoy playing sport and was intimidated of the gym. I had just volunteered to be a 'motivator' at my local gym in exchange for free membership, so I bought her some trainers and workout clothes and took her to train with me! I can still vividly remember the positive impact this had on her and the realisation that you did not need to be thin or fit to exercise and reap the benefits. Perhaps this is where my passion for people to exercise and live well started??
Anyway, after all this reflection I recently deleted my blog which I wrote about 6 years ago on how I personally lost a stone of excess weight (just to clarify it was excess weight). Although I did this many years ago through a very healthy way and did not do it through any diets etc, in retrospect I feel that the messaging overall could be unhealthy to many people. As fitness professionals we do not need to add to the bombardment of body shaming, diet culture messaging or negativity towards our bodies.
Lets face it, weight gain, weight loss, bingo wings, flabby tummy, saggy bum, beer belly, knots in cotton are common phrases we use when describing our body. When you really think about it and write it down, that sounds horrendously negative and cruel! Would you want your child, niece/nephew or grandchild to describe their body in that way? It is almost like we have been conditioned to think the worst of our body.
Our bodies are amazing things no matter what they look like. They do so many magical things every single second of your life. Their capability is limitless and without them we would not be here! My simple message is that we need to RESPECT our bodies. If we really respect our body then we will listen to them, give them the care and attention they deserve and need to flourish. This in turn will achieve true life long health, wellness and body positivity. This covers the whole spectrum of bodies across the world – colour, size, shape, gender, ability, social class, privilege, environment.
To educate, inspire and empower yourself to be TRULY positive about your own body, follow these great women; Body Posi Panda, Anna Kessel, Laura Thomas Phd, Pilates PT, Style me Sunday, Mother Pukka, Everybody Yoga.


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Female-run Syrian TV Seeks to Empower Women
Nisan Ahmado
All-Female TV Station Goes on the Air in Syria
Jin TV — which means Women TV in the Kurdish language — is the first television station in Syria run entirely by women. The station began officially broadcasting late last month and aims to provide a platform for women to raise their voices.
"This TV was established to shed light on the role of women in all walks of life because women are always marginalized and confined to limited roles, even though women are the foundation of the society," Dalsha Othman, chief of the Arabic division at Jin TV, told VOA.
Managers of the new station say their content will give a voice to women and put a spotlight on issues that affect women in Syria and the region.
The TV station is located in the Kurdish-controlled town of Amude in northeastern Syria.
Broadcasts will be multilingual and multicultural; the programs will air in Kurdish, Arabic, Turkish and Farsi.
Currently, there are 18 staff members at the TV station, and the plan is to add workers in the future.
Countering extremism
Amude is a town in Al Hasakah Governorate in northeastern Syria. Large parts of Al Hasakah was once controlled by the Islamic State terror group when the group expanded its presence in large swaths of land in Iraq and Syria in 2014.
The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, a force of Kurdish and Arab fighters, expelled IS militants from the region and liberated the town.
Kurdish female fighters in the YPJ (Women's Protection Units), a brigade fighting with the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), played a key role in defeating IS in northeastern Syria, including Amude.
At the peak of its rule, approximately 10 million people lived under IS control in Iraq and Syria. The terror group committed large-scale atrocities against civilians and sought to indoctrinate them with its ideology.
Jin TV aims to counter that and increase awareness among women to prevent future attempts by extremists to recruit women by luring them through propaganda.
Jiyan Heve, a founding member of Jin TV, said that one of the station's goals is to provide a platform for female victims of terror groups such as IS so that they can talk about the atrocities and the true nature of these militant groups.
"We seek to counter the terrorist propaganda, and Jin TV is a good platform for doing that," she told VOA.
Experts believe that women can play a key role in preventing extremism and radicalism in communities around the world.
According to a report published in April 2018 by Georgetown University's Institute for Women, Peace and Security, women are considered a community's gatekeepers who can play a vital role in countering extremism.
"Identifying, empowering and consulting credible women leaders is a crucial part of creating sustainable deradicalization and rehabilitation programs that address individual and community needs," the report said.
Everyone at the new broadcast operation is seeking to change stereotypes about women's capacity and their role in the society.
Dilav Hori, a video editor at Jin TV, said she wanted to help change perceptions about women.
"We women at Jin TV are trying to disperse the traditional notion about women's ability to rely on themselves on their own. We want women to be confident and know that running a TV [station] is not something difficult," Hori told VOA.
Jin TV is the second all-female station in the region. In 2017, Zan TV began broadcasting in Afghanistan with the aim of empowering women there.
Dalsha Othman, chief of the Arabic division at Jin TV, said they already receive videos and content produced by women from several countries in the region. The ultimate goal, she said, is to connect women from different parts of the world.
"Although our channel is Kurdish, we want to establish a bridge for women in the world to communicate, share and support each other," Othman said.
VOA's Zana Omar contributed to this report from Amude.
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We raise our hands. We raise our voices. We raise the next generation.
We went to Black Panther last weekend + loved it! I noticed some gorgeous knits + found that the costume designer who knit Nakia's scarf released a free pattern for it.
"If happiness is on the opposite side of success, your brain never gets there." This is so good!
Why are we making our children be braver than our politicians? Take a stand.
The yarn for the scarf pattern is beautiful! Thanks for putting a link to the happiness TED talk. You're right, it is good!


Now the first thing you may ask is what makes me qualified to make this kind of list, so let me give you a little background. I have been a Caribbean DJ for close to 30 years (wow I am old) and have been blessed to be on a sound system (CHANGEZ sound) that has represented well in Jamaica and Atlanta; played throughout North America and the Caribbean. I have clashed against or played alongside some of the best DJs and sounds that specialize in Caribbean music including: Kilamanjaro (Jamaica), Stone Love (Jamaica), David Rodigan (U.K.), Chinese Laundry (Trinidad & Tobago), Soldier One (Bermuda), Dogheart (USVI), Bass Oddyssey (Jamaica), Jugglerz (Trinidad & Tobago), Waggy T (Florida), King Addies (New York), and Deon di Butcha (Bahamas) to name a few. Some may say that resume gives me a little bit of credibility.
From my experience, there are some obvious qualities that any DJ has to have, for example, the ability to blend music, to know the hit songs, to know what people want to hear, an ability to connect with the crowd and an ability to hype up an audience with music and microphone chat.
However, when it comes from being a good to great Caribbean DJ there are certain qualities that really make them stand out above the rest (in no particular order).
They pla y music that is appealing to persons that are connected to all 35 Caribbean countries. A Caribbean DJ cannot only play the music from the country he/she is connected to and/or the country he/she is in. A Jamaican DJ needs to be able to draw music from another country (say USVI) and even play the music from his country in a fashion that is appealing to the person that is not from Jamaica (Music is truly consumed in different ways a lot of times based on where you are from).
They have to know the history and importance of the songs and 'riddims' and how they impact people. A good Caribbean DJ needs to know which songs should be played with which songs and why.
Caribbean audiences want to be entertained with energy, comedy, imagination and creativity. Do not be surprised if something major happens in the Caribbean community and the DJ shows up at the party wearing costume that represents that occurrence. Many a DJ made a living off of being comedic in between playing the right music. There have been DJs who while spinning would blow fire out of their mouths.
The origins of the Caribbean DJ throughout the Caribbean was that they were the only entities at one time where you could hear Caribbean music, the radio would be playing North American or European music, so the only time local artists would get exposed was by the Caribbean DJ playing that artists music. That also goes for local news or happenings; the DJ has to play music that fits the news of the community and also at that point tell the news, while entertaining the crowd. Going back to a time when local news did not make the radio.
Once understanding the history of the music the Caribbean DJ has to play the music in a fashion that shows respect to the history and culture surrounding that music, in Reggae for example the history and culture is steeped in African liberation, human rights and Rastafarianism, or in Soca which is steeped in a history and culture of Carnival, multiple Cultural creativity, self-expression and West African harvest and celebration.
They build a brand that can compete on a worldwide level so that they can also become ambassadors for Caribbean music. They also understand that there is a lot of competition out there. After mastering the technical skills, they take things a step further by creating an unforgettable name and tag-line. They understand what is important to a Caribbean audience and use that to build a name and reputation that reinforce those qualities . They create quality mixes that showcase Caribbean music but can easily be adapted to audiences throughout the diaspora. They also build a strong reputation for delivering quality at every event, concert or party they play in to help build their network.
At the end of the day, the work speaks itself. If people leave an event sweaty from dancing all night long then it's safe to say, you delivered as a DJ. Some of the most successful Caribbean DJs have done well without the ability to blend, mix, or play all the hits, but I have never seen any succeed without the above.
hello and how are you? quick question ~ I'm designing a poster for a fundraiser for breast cancer awareness month and we have a live dj and I was wondering… would it be possible to use your dj image (the all-black graphic with a dj wearing headphones manipulating two turntables) — it's a great image and is just the vibe I'm looking for the poster — thank you~!


Plenty Valley Christian College is a well-established, independent, co-educational, K-12 College of around 760 students. It is situated in a magnificent semi-rural setting in the northern growth corridor of Melbourne. This is an exciting opportunity to lead an already strong Christian educational community into a new phase of development.
Plenty Valley Christian College is a member of Christian Education National (CEN), an Australia-wide group of 55 member associations that together govern well over 80 schools of approximately 23,000 students and 2,000 teaching staff. These are schools where parents and teachers work in collaboration to prepare their children to serve God and their neighbours in the world, according to the gifts God has given them.
We are currently seeking qualified Kindergarten Teachers for casual relief work.
The successful applicant will be required to lead a high quality educational community that in all elements of its practice reflects a Biblical worldview, encourages students in wisdom and discernment, nurtures their faith and enables their thoughtful and responsible service in the world.
A innovative leader with a heart for and an understanding of Christian Education.
Flexible and a 'can-do' approach towards your role!
Please submit applications with a fully completed Casual Employment Application Form, and curriculum vitae via email to employment@pvcc.vic.edu.au, or by post to: The Principal's Assistant, Plenty Valley Christian College, 840 Yan Yean Rd, DOREEN 3754.


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Colts boys, girls fourth at Wildcat Booster Invite
By James Gensterblum, jgensterblum@hillsdale.net
ONSTED — Against a competitive field of mostly Division 3 schools, Hillsdale Academy's boys and girls track teams each took fourth at Friday's Onsted Wildcat Booster Invite.
The Colts girls put up 105.5 points to finish just behind D3 power Adrian Madison, led by strong showings in all four relays.
Hillsdale Academy's team of Makenna Banbury, Megan and Anna Roberts and Helen Schleuter won the 3,200 relay (10:27.79), and Banbury and the Roberts sisters teamed with Anna Richards to win the 1,600 relay (4:12.53).
The Colts' team of Katie VanHavel, Hannah Cote, Richards and Schleuter also took second in the 800 relay (1:53.92) and Cote, VanHavel, Abbie Miller and Richards took second in the 400 relay (54.55) as well.
Individually, Megan Roberts won the 400 dash with a PR (1:00.37), Banbury took second in the 800 run (2:35.45) and fourth in the high jump (4-8), VanHavel took second in the long jump (16-2.5) and sixth in the 200 dash (28.65) and Isabella Socha took fourth in both the 100 hurdles (17.91) and 300 hurdles (53.31).
Anna Roberts took third in the high jump (4-10), Schleuter took fourth in the 800 run (2:37.12), Hannah Wilkinson took fourth in the 1,600 run (6:04.59), Sofia Matsukova-Kratt took fourth in the 3,200 run (13:26.81) and Gretchen Birzer took sixth in the 3,200 run (13:32.43).
On the boys side, the Academy finished with 69 points to tie Clinton, led by Ian Calvert, who won the 800 run (2:03.91) and teamed with Dillon Donihue, Conner Welden and John O'Connor to win the 3,200 relay (8:31.55) and O'Connor, Welden and Levi Socha to win the 1,600 relay (3:33.40).
Donihue took second in the 3,200 run (10:36.05) for the Colts, Welden took third (4:55.66) and John O'Connor fifth (4:56.05) in the 1,600 run) and Joel Brady took fourth in the 400 dash (55.22).
Luke Brady finished fifth in the pole vault (10-0) and Socha sixth in the 110 hurdles as well for Hillsdale (17.47).
Golden Triangle Meet
SALINE — Hillsdale High sent its best track athletes to Saline for the annual Golden Triangle meet, one of the toughest events on the calendar with over 40 teams from across three states, and came away with several strong finishes on Friday.
Ryan Reiniche led the small Hornets contingent with a third place finish in the shot put (45-6.5) and also took fifth in the discus (136-2), Spencer Eves finished third in the high jump (6-2), Noah LoPresto took fourth in the 110 hurdles (15.34) and Nathan Smith took sixth (132-2) in the discus.
For the girls, Hillsdale's Bailey Morgret took seventh in the high jump (4-10) and Sierra Kelly-Scott finished eighth in the pole vault (9-0).


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BY Rebecca Haynes
From the June 2019 issue
Foot-long Burrito, Fresh Guacamole Among Fiesta Cancun's Unique Offerings
Fiesta Cancun lights up modern Mexican cuisine.
Rachel Nadeau
Need a quick primer on Mexican cuisine? Click here.
If you venture into Fiesta Cancun on Main Street, you will no doubt witness one of its top selling items, taunting from some brave diner's plate. It's a 12-inch fiesta burrito, stuffed with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and steak or chicken, topped with chipotle cheese dip and bacon.
"People simply can't say no to [the] challenge," says manager Jessica Santiago.
Since opening in May 2018, Santiago estimates the restaurant serves, on a weekly average, 30 of these massive behemoths, among barrel tables, tequila displays and murals, bathed in music and the atmosphere of Mexico.
Serving portions and presentation make Fiesta Cancun unique, but you will also find a lot of regulars here who create a friendly atmosphere for first-timers, as well as lively conversation among guests and the staff of four chefs. Those culinary artists are especially adept at handling seafood. When a seaside location is a part of your name, you can't ignore the riches of its bounty. Molcajete marinero is one of its most loved items. "The molcajete is popular because many are not familiar with the three-legged round bowl, which has been carved out of basalt. Our molcajete contains shrimp, octopus, mussels, crab legs, surimi, abalone and chopped clam," Santiago says.
While the marinero is popular, the caldeo de siete mares is the most complicated and time consuming meal on the entire menu. It is a seafood soup constructed of shrimp, octopus, oysters, mussels, fish and crab legs. If siete mares is not enough, you can count on Fiesta Cancun's additional summertime offerings, which include even more seafood specialties and a variety of mixed drinks.
Don't miss the flaming cheese fajitas. Their fame derives from the hot skillet that the fajita is served on and the melted cheese that covers it under a blaze that rises from the dish when served at the table. It's all part of the festive atmosphere that is intensified during happy hour from 2-6 p.m. and all day Wednesdays, along with half-priced margaritas all day Mondays.
While the cuisine squarely hits the target of authentic coastal Mexican fare at Fiesta Cancun, you'll also find some vegetarian and burger options. The lunch crowd has a tendency to stay for a quick 20 minutes and can count on the ranchero cheesesteak, a quesadilla stuffed with diced steak, grilled onion, lettuce and pico de gallo, covered with cheese dip, served with rice and beans. Or, the big fiesta burrito is available during lunch, if you are up for a mid-day challenge.
Got guac?
Are you a guacamole connoisseur? Fiesta Cancun offers two types of the beloved dip. The regular guacamole dip consists of avocado, cilantro, tomato and onions. The second is a top-shelf guacamole made on the spot when it is ordered and contains fresh avocado slices mixed with cilantro, red onion, tomato, garlic, lime juice, salt and a choice of roasted corn, roasted pineapple, mango or bacon. "Others tend to put a Mexican seasoning called Tajin that I would never ever put on my guacamole, simply because it overpowers the freshness a guacamole should give you," says manager Jessica Santiago.
Fiesta Cancun offers a full catering service, including an enchilada, taco or fajita bar with the option of a frozen margarita machine. Full setup service includes chafers, delivery and personal assistance from waiters.
Fiesta Cancun suggests its carne asada a la Mexicana, a tender, thinly sliced steak with grilled onions, served with rice, beans, guacamole salad and choice of corn or flour tortillas, to be paired with sangria, which contains red wine with fruit like pineapple, peaches, nectarines, berries, apples and pears. What a great summer refresher!
Fiesta Cancun
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NTIA, Pentagon Move to Tackle 5G Interoperability Complexities
5G, DOD, Interoperability, Military, NTIA
Source: https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2021/01/ntia-pentagon-move-tackle-5g-interoperability-complexities/171291/
By BRANDI VINCENT JANUARY 8, 2021
The aim would be to accelerate the production of an "open 5G stack ecosystem."
The Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration wants feedback on the potential of a new "5G Challenge" it may create to promote interoperability in the burgeoning realm—and support the Defense Department's ongoing military networking modernization efforts.
Accelerating the development of an "open 5G stack ecosystem" to help push forward DOD missions would be the ultimate aim of the challenge activity NTIA is exploring, according to a notice of inquiry set to be published in the Federal Register Monday.
"Recognizing the vital importance of fifth-generation (5G) wireless communications to U.S. economic and security interests, [NTIA] has made it a top priority to engage in 5G across a broad spectrum of topics," the agency wrote. It added that the Pentagon established its own 5G Initiative in 2019, which NTIA is working in this case "under sponsorship of and in collaboration with."
That year, Defense unveiled plans to strategically launch 5G experimentations at a number of military bases.
The document's description of the technical motivation behind the challenge explains that open-source implementations aimed across many components of a 5G system—including the protocol stack—are gaining traction. Such stacks are essentially layers of elements enabling capabilities. Currently, the open 5G stack community is "diverse," NTIA notes, but "different open 5G stack organizations are focused on different portions of the stack, with no clear division among the multiple implementations currently available," and interoperability between those various implementations isn't always a given.
5G offers supermodern capabilities like network slicing and mobile edge compute that can be used to create a secure wireless network for emerging solutions, like the smart warehouse the Pentagon is already prototyping as part of that broader initiative, which the National Spectrum Consortium also more recently became involved in.
"However the challenge the DOD is now facing is that these new 5G capabilities require interoperability between all the vendors that go into a specific solution," 5G Security Advisor to the NSC Junaid Islam, told Nextgov over email Friday. "For example, a smart warehouse solution for asset tracking can easily involve 20 different products from beamforming antennas, asset tags, mobile compute, battery back-up, routers, application gateways, etc."
Read more at: https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2021/01/ntia-pentagon-move-tackle-5g-interoperability-complexities/171291/
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Lokataru Foundation is a non-profit organisation that works for a realisation of a collaborative and meaningful positive engagement among the state, communities and the private sector based on the values of human rights and the rule of law.
Our mission is to advance accountability of public and private institutions. We independently, fairly and objectively serve democracy, human rights and the rule of law by countering abuse of powers, corruption and human rights violations.
Our work focuses on capacity building of CSOs as well as policy reforms to prevent and fight corruption. We encourage trade unions, journalists and the general public to become a whistleblower, and provide them with a protection and legal defence before the court in instances of unfair criminal prosecutions. We target state agencies to responsively and independently work to eradicate corruption in Indonesia. In addition, we also encourage corporate entities to develop anti-corruption policies within their companies and to promote integrity within their institution.
In partnership with other civil society groups and academics, we participate in conducting external oversight to the implementation of UNCAC and the National Action Plan for the Eradication of Corruption in Indonesia.
We continuously work to reform and fill the gap between the Indonesian legal frameworks and the UNCAC Standard.


What a great new plugin!
Mixed "Ain't Had Time To Go Home" in Digital Performer, and exported a stereo mix to MixBus. I used this curve on the stereo mix.
Used this plugin on a mixbus in MixBus to add some depth to the track.


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The Battle of Blanquefort  took place on 1 November 1450 during the Hundred Years War when a French army drew out Anglo-Gascon forces from Bordeaux in the English-controlled Duchy of Gascony. The Anglo-Gascon infantry suffered heavy losses, and the battle resulted in a French decisive victory. The battle was known locally as La Male Journade or in French
Mauvaise Journée and marked the beginning of a campaign to drive the English from Gascony.

References
Nicolle, David. The Fall of English France 1449–53. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2012.

Battles of the Hundred Years' War
1450 in England
1450s in France
Conflicts in 1450
Hundred Years' War, 1415–1453
Gascony


Civil Rights Sung Here | Indigenize!
Songs have changed the course of history, encouraging inclusive bravery from the Freedom Train in America to apartheid-ridden South Africa. Many of the songs used in American civil rights movements had their origins in church music, so may have conferred strength from a source far greater than human approval.
Last night, the arc of history continued towards justice: Old civil rights movement songs were sung in the White House! And even better, the lead singer made everyone sing along!! Remember the words of Pete Seeger: "Write your own books; make your own music… if you would save your soul." No passive audience allowed: talk about a blow to Empire.
I bow to all of you past and present who, in times of trouble, dare call us to sing.


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Ferrari sales remain strong
Currently reading: Ferrari sales remain strong
Sales slip just five per cent despite economic downturn
Ferrari says it weathered last year's global economic storms with sales of 6250 cars, only five per cent down on 2008.
The company says that while the luxury sports car market collapsed by 35 per cent in 2009, Ferrari's market share rose to 10 per cent, making it the leading manufacturing in the segment.
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The Italian company says it is also set to invest 18.5 per cent of its revenues in new products, a very high proportion for the car industry.
Ferrari bosses also make the point that the company can self-finance new products, unlike Aston Martin, which is thought to be preparing to float on the stock market to raise funds.
Ferrari made an operating profit of 245m euros (£212m), down from last year's record 341m euros (£296m), a return on sales of 13.8 per cent. Profits were hit by the weakness of the US dollar.
Ferrari sold 1467 cars in North America last year, down 200. European sales hit 2752 units, down six per cent. Italy (655 cars) and Germany (644 cars) are the biggest EU markets. Asia Pacific markets took 1117 cars. 60 per cent of Ferrari California customers are claimed to be new to the brand.
Ferrari's branding and merchandising operations are also booming, with retail sales up 22.5 per cent mostly thanks, it says, to the opening of the Ferrari retail store in Regent Street, London.
Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo said, "Achieving these results in such a challenging economic climate is the best possible endorsement of the quality and the commitment of all the people of Ferrari and of our strategy focusing on innovation and exclusivity.
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Kevin L. Clay, Ph.D., assistant professor in the VCU School of Education's Department of Foundations of Education, has been named residential fellow at the VCU Humanities Research Center. Clay is set to join a cohort of colleagues who will begin their fellowship in the spring of 2022.
The humanities residential fellowship program allows faculty colleagues to work together on related issues and topics for one semester, releasing them from teaching responsibilities so they can regularly engage with each other on research.
Clay will join four other colleagues – from the School of the Arts, the School of World Studies, the Department of History, and the Department of English – in the College of Humanities and Sciences. Their collaboration will center on the theme Race, Ethnicity and Social Justice.
"I'm looking forward to connecting with my colleagues across the campus. It's an honor to be invited into a humanities space as an educational researcher. I expect to learn a lot and use this time to finish working on my manuscript," said Clay.


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Advocates and staff may experience increased personal, community and professional responsibilities and pressures from the impacts of the COVID pandemic. This page provides information and resources to support advocate and worker wellbeing during the pandemic. Topics include:
Research on supporting family violence and sexual violence workers during COVID
Information on systemic impacts to advocate and worker wellbeing
Aotearoa New Zealand resources to support staff in the social service sector
International resources for workers addressing violence during COVID
General Aotearoa New Zealand resources on wellbeing
Service providers and researchers from Australia researched the impact of the pandemic on family violence advocate and worker wellbeing in the context of COVID-19 and identified key strategies to support staff. Based on this research, they developed best practice guidelines to support workplaces and supervisors to safeguard the wellbeing of practitioners working in remote settings, including working from home.
The Best Practice Guidelines: Supporting the Wellbeing of Family Violence Workers During Times of Emergency and Crisis (2021) are based on 4 key responses:
Key Response 1: Set up remote workspaces in practitioners' homes
Key Response 2: Monitor and manage worker wellbeing
Key Response 3: Communicate
Key Response 4: Build a resilient family violence workforce.
For each area, the guide outlines specific actions for workplaces to take before, during and after crisis response to support workers and staff. Under key response area 2, focused on monitoring and managing worker wellbeing, the guidelines note:
"During times of crisis, it is crucial that organisations actively 'check in' with their workers. There are a number of strategies that organisations can utilise to support the mental health and wellbeing of their staff during periods of emergency including:
Providing regular supervision dedicated to addressing the worker and their mental health and wellbeing
Facilitating peer support and maintaining social connections among staff
Encouraging breaks from work through access to leave."
The webinar, Responding to the Shadow Pandemic: Family Violence workforce wellbeing during COVID-19 (May 2021), explores the best practice guidelines. The guidelines are based on the research report When home becomes the workplace: family violence, practitioner wellbeing and remote service delivery during COVID-19 restrictions (November 2020). This research is from the Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre in Australia as part of their wider research project on Gender-based violence and help-seeking behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic.
International research indicates that workers in family violence and sexual violence are continuing to experience sustained significant increased service demands and increased stresses. For more information see our COVID FAQ part 2: Addressing the impacts of COVID-19 under the heading What needs to be done in Aotearoa New Zealand? Also see international research listed under Further Reading on our Information for specialist family violence and sexual violence services webpage.
Tainui Stephens wrote about Kaupapa Fatigue in the online magazine E-Tangata as "...the toll extracted from people who were so dedicated to making the Māori world better." He writes:
"It's in the nature of oppressed peoples to fight back. There are necessary roles for the strategist, the warrior, the diplomat, and many other types of advocates and workers. But being forever active in the frontline of Māori revival and growth comes with a price.
I've known many individuals who grew old before their time because of the energy they expended, and the risks they took with their health or their domestic happiness, all to be able to serve a vital kaupapa that uplifted the wellbeing of the people.
The fatigue from their efforts is chronic when it becomes continuous. To serve the entity we call "the people" requires more hours than exist in a day. No wonder Māui tried to slow down the sun."
In the research article, Mahi aroha: Māori work in times of trouble and disaster as an expression of a love for the people (February 2021), Fiona Cram explores mahi aroha in times of crisis and the capacity of Māori to continue to offer mahi aroha noting:
"In times of crisis and adversity, Māori have stepped up to undertake paid and unpaid work within their communities. For many, this work is done out of a love for the people and a desire to see those who are most vulnerable in their community supported through times of difficulty and loss. Mahi aroha is underpinned by Māori values that also inform responsive adaptations to kawa and tikanga alongside the repurposing of workforces, resources and networks. Social media is widely used to support collective resiliency and inspire hope. Part of securing Māori capacity for mahi aroha into the future is the provision of homes for whānau that enable them to give effect to their love for people and their willingness to reach out and support others."
For more information see Sacha McMeeking, Helen Leahy and Catherine Savage's article An Indigenous self-determination social movement response to COVID-19 (October 2020) and Krushil Watene's article on Caring for community to beat coronavirus echoes Indigenous ideas of a good life (April 2020).
The webinar, Is It Burn Out or Moral Injury (February 2020), from the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center (US-based), explores how colonisation, historical trauma and racism contribute to systems and infrastructure which create moral injury for advocates and workers. For more information see moral injury resources for social work and community advocates from the The Shay Moral Injury Center at the US-based Volunteers of America.
The article Self-care for gender-based violence researchers – Beyond bubble baths and chocolate pralines (April 2022) explores self-care for GBV researchers, structural limitations and impacts on GBV researcher wellbeing, and recommendations focused on relational and collaborative ways of taking care of ourselves and each other.
Social Service Providers Aotearoa (SSPA) and ComVoices partnered with Umbrella Wellbeing to host a webinar in September 2021 on Strengthening Wellbeing in Times of Uncertainty with Zeenah Adam from Umbrella Wellbeing. SSPA has put together a summary of the webinar for kaimahi (workers and staff) across the non-government, Iwi social services and community sector in Aotearoa.
Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga recorded a number of COVID-19 Tautoko videos in 2020 to provide tautoko (support) to advisors, decision-makers, iwi, communities and whānau. The videos feature perspectives from Kaumātua and insights on noho ki te kainga (staying home).
Tuihana Ohia from the Centre for Social Impact developed Unu Ora - a series of brief meditations on health and wellbeing (September 2021) with a Te Ao Māori perspective. There are 5 Unu Ora in the series. Each Unu Ora offers a whakatauki to encourage reflection, and some questions and ideas to think about your wellbeing.
Kāhui Oranga, a collaborative health sector group, has a 6-part webinar series Leading for Wellbeing (2020). The webinars include wellbeing through the eyes of Dame R. Naida Glavish, compassionate leadership and Ma pango, ma whero, ka oti te mahi! Our diversity is a strength, we require to succeed! featuring Rachel Prebble, Tofa Suafole-Gush and Chris King exploring their role as leaders in supporting diverse workforces.
Re: News featured a series of articles and videos on practical mindfulness tools with Te Ao Māori view using honest kōrero, humour and shared stories.
The Pasifika Medical Association, Pasifika Futures and Pacific Media Network collaborated to offer a brief weekly radio segment looking at conversations about mental health and wellbeing, called Ngalu Fānifo.
Whāraurau offers the free online course Self-care in Trauma-informed care organisations. While not specific to COVID-19 impacts, the course explains how trauma can affect people who support, protect and serve vulnerable children/tamariki and families and whānau. It offers practical steps to manage the impact of trauma and improve wellbeing.
This article, Creating a culture of care to support rainbow activists' well-being: an exemplar from Aotearoa | New Zealand (May 2022), explores development of a culture of care to support the wellbeing of activists involved with InsideOUT Kōaro, a rainbow activist group.
The US-based National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV) has produced three resources pulling together resources to support advocate and worker wellbeing, and community care and resilience:
TA Bundle: Community Care & Resilience (July 2021)
#Care4Advocates: COVID-19 Resources to Support Advocates' Well-being (March 2020)
TA Bundle: Smiles for the Soul: The Advocate's Scrapbook of Strength, Wisdom & Wellness (December 2019)
The Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) has published We Care Evidence Review: Exploring research into how wellness and care can be institutionalised in the violence against women field in low- and middle-income countries (November 2021). It includes recommendations for institutional-level care and wellbeing strategies and advice specific to supporting workers during the covid-19 pandemic.
The Growing Together: A Guide to Collective Care…and why self-care isn't enough (October 2021) published by the New Naratif, is comic that highlights the difference between self care and community care, and shares an example for creating community care in an organisation.
The US-based Mary Hoch Center for Reconciliation has published a brief Self-Care Guide for Change-makers and Peacebuilders during the COVID-19 Pandemic. It outlines basic recommendations on how to take care of yourself and your household during the pandemic.
USAID published How to Embed Self- and Collective Care in Organizations Addressing Gender-Based Violence (April 2022) which providers an overview and outlines principles to guide organisational actions to embed self-care and collective care.
All Right? has information for individuals, families and whānau in their campaign on Getting Through Together. They also have information on workplace wellbeing and Wellbeing on the frontline - tips for managers and staff working through the pandemic from the ALL RIGHT? campaign.
The Mental Health Foundation has information about wellbeing, parenting during COVID-19, grief and loss, suicide prevention, what to do if you're having a hard time getting through and more helpful resources. For organisations see their resources for Workplace wellbeing during Covid-19.
Te Rau Ora and The Centre for Māori Suicide Prevention developed the Manaaki Ora app - a self-help wellbeing app to support individuals and whānau to know what to do if they're concerned with someone's mental or emotional wellbeing.
The Ministry of Health has an extensive list of tools and where to get help to support your own wellbeing and others during the COVID-19 pandemic.
See the government's offical website on COVID-19 for more information on wellbeing.


WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of senators seeking to protect jobs is calling on President Barack Obama's administration to fully enforce trade laws in deciding whether imported steel reinforcing bar from Turkey and Mexico unfairly undercuts U.S. prices.
In a letter sent Wednesday, the senators urged the Department of Commerce to consider the impact of cheaper imports on U.S. steel companies when it issues preliminary rulings later this month. Companies in Mexico and Turkey could be subject to duties on the steel reinforcing bar, which is known as steel rebar and is used to reinforce concrete, if found in violation.
The letter was signed by 31 senators — 16 Republicans and 15 Democrats — including both senators from Ohio.
"It is essential that we do everything that we can do to prevent unfairly traded imports from negatively impacting good-paying American jobs, especially in these challenging economic times," said the letter to Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker.
The Department of Commerce said Wednesday it takes seriously its obligation to enforce trade laws and will make a final judgment based on the facts in each case.
The government probe has drawn the close attention of U.S. steel executives and labor unions as the American manufacturing industry steadily declines due in part to globalization and foreign competition, displacing jobs and shrinking the U.S. middle class. Last month, United Steelworkers union president Leo Gerard cautioned that the steel industry could be on the verge of elimination if trade laws are not fully enforced.
Rebar is one of the largest-volume steel products produced in the U.S., employing more than 10,000 workers in more than 30 states, including Ohio.
The investigation by Commerce's International Trade Administration was launched last fall after American steel producers alleged that Mexican and Turkish competitors were undercutting their prices, a practice known as dumping. The U.S. companies also say rebar imports from Turkey are being unfairly subsidized by the Turkish government.
In February, the Department of Commerce made a preliminary finding that rebar from Turkey was being made with government subsidies but that the amount of subsidies was minimal so there was no trade violation. Commerce is due to make preliminary determinations this month as to whether the rebar was improperly sold below market prices.
Separately, a majority of commissioners at the U.S. International Trade Commission voted in November that there was a "reasonable indication" that U.S. companies were injured by the steel imports.
In response, Mexico steel producers have said that the Department of Commerce should avoid trade disputes with Mexico and that American steel companies control the vast majority of U.S. market share.
Final rulings will be issued this year.
According to lawmakers, rebar imports from Turkey and Mexico have been surging into the U.S., nearly doubling from 2011 to 2013. In 2013, imports of steel concrete reinforcing bars from Turkey were valued at approximately $381 million, and those from Mexico were valued at $182 million.


The combining of the "Big" theme and the wildfire raging out of control in the local mountains seemed unavoidable. I can't think of anything bigger, or more devastating, here at the moment than the Station fire and the accompanying smoke clouds.
That's Mt. Wilson in the lower left with the transmission towers.
I'm with Hilda simply stunning image.
What an incredible image. My heart goes out to all those in California affected by the wildfire.
That is so dramatic and scary too!
Keith, what an utterly beautiful shot yet we know what made it. I hope the weather changes soon and those awful fires die down. Stay safe.
Great shot. Don't spend too much time outside. That air isn't good for us. And I hope people stay safe.
Keith, you captured the cloud! Fantastic.
That is a great shot of the cloud we are looking at over here in San Pedro.
Looks like a huge bomb fell in our backyard!
Truly amazing! Fantastic shot of a big tragedy!
This is insane. It looks like a brain just exploded over JPL er somthing.
A stunning image. Such devastation. I hope everyone is safe.
Poor Mt Wilson looks so bullied and sad.
Striking . . . it looks like a big bomb going off.
We've been hearing so much about this fire, but as a one time resident of the area, we couldn't quite get the feel from TV where the fire really was. This amazing shot with Mt. Wilson in the foreground puts it all in all in perspective. How devastating.


This book has been a personal story of my past four decades of financial innovation in Chicago, London, Paris, Mumbai, and Beijing. I've learned a lot from these successes, and more from the failures. This story follows my transformation from an academic in a period of social unrest into a practitioner during a time of cataclysmic change in the futures industry. It then chronicles my experience as an entrepreneur. The times changed, and I had to change with them.
The year 1970 serves as the starting point because it marked the beginning of my professional interest in organized futures markets. The natural bookend is 2010, the year I sold the Chicago Climate Exchange PLC. We conclude with a review of the past, lessons learned, and some thoughts about the next 40 years.
This has been a story about LaSalle Street, not Wall Street. Over the last 40 years, the geographic expansion of financial innovation from the Midwest has been astonishing. In a short span of time, financial futures have taken over the reins of commodity trading. We have also witnessed a drastic transformation in the structure of exchanges, geographic expansion, products diversity, trading platforms and futures regulatory framework.


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No, Bishop Coyner, Judicial Council didn't do us a favor
June 1, 2012 By UMReporter Leave a Comment
By Lonnie Brooks, Special Contributor…
Bishop Mike Coyner offered us, in the Reporter, his views on the impact of Judicial Council Decision 1210 that struck down the plan for restructuring the general agencies of the Church. There might be some way in which I could agree with Bishop Coyner, but I can't think of one right now. He said "the Judicial Council did us a favor." On the contrary, it's hard to think of any time that one part of the official structure of the Church has done the Church a greater disservice.
The Judicial Council is supposed to be our top judicial body, but with this decision it was acting much more like the upper house of a two house legislative structure when, in fact, we have a one house legislative structure. It tipped its hand in unmistakable fashion when it commented on the processes GC12 followed by saying, "Although the adoption of Plan UMC by the General Conference came through a tortured course, and outside of the established legislative processes, we do not review those processes. Our review in this case is confined to constitutionality."
That was an extremely inappropriate comment from the Council, and it was irrelevant and immaterial to the review requested by the General Conference. Moreover, as I've said in other places, the ruling of unconstitutionality itself was probably in error in its entirety, and its ruling that the entire Plan UMC that was adopted overwhelmingly by the Conference was "unsalvageble" in its unconstitutionality was grossly in error.
Here are things that GC12 did in Plan UMC about which the constitutionality cannot possibly be in question:
1) It moved all the provisions for determining the number of board members of the program agencies and most of the administrative agencies into one section of the Book of Discipline so that in future a single legislative committee could consider such questions in a unified, coordinated fashion.
2) It reduced the size of every agency's board of directors, in most cases in the same manner in which each agency had proposed for itself. As has been noted, the General Board of Church and Society was an exception to that, and Plan UMC included GBCS in that process.
3) It moved both GCCUIC and the standing Committee on Faith and Order into a new status with the Council of Bishops. In the aftermath of the ill begotten JCD 1210, the Committee on Faith and Order was discontinued when, in fact, nobody wanted that to happen.
4) It created a new Committee on Inclusiveness, providing for a significant reduction in redundancy and consolidation of this important ministry of the Church.
5) It consolidated the General Commission on Archives and History, a purely administrative agency, into the General Council on Finance and Administration, its natural home.
6) It set United Methodist Men up to be an agency parallel to the emerging independent United Methodist Women, with both agencies to have seats at the renamed Connectional Table.
7) It did away with a whole category of general agency, the General Commission, through consolidation (GCAH, GCOSROW, GCCUIC, and GCORR) and renaming (UMCOM and UMM).
And directly contrary to what Bishop Coyner has said, Plan UMC was not created on the fly. Plan UMC was the direct result of months of works by three bodies of the Church, one having worked within the official structures (the Connectional Table), one a recognized caucus group (MFSA), and one an unofficial ad hoc group of interested people (Plan B). Over several weeks, Plan B and MFSA representatives had worked to include some important parts of the MFSA plan into Plan B. And over two intensive days following the failure of the legislative committee processes, the CT plan and Plan B were integrated to form Plan UMC. The architecture of Plan UMC was the same as the architecture of Plan B, which had been posted for review and comment since April 3, 2012, three weeks before the first plenary session of General Conference.
And when Bishop Coyner said, "Even worse, the General Conference itself passed amendment after amendment to the plan—mostly increasing the size of the boards to be more inclusive" he was simply misstating the facts.
There was a motion to amend Plan UMC to establish separate boards for GCORR and GCOSROW, and that amendment was not enacted by the Conference. Julius Nelson of Liberia moved to amend Plan UMC to provide for greater central conference membership on the agencies, and that amendment carried. That was the only successful amendment of Plan UMC. The final vote was reported on DCA p 2639.
It's difficult to understand how Bishop Coyner could have interpreted one successful amendment, which was considered a friendly amendment by the presenters (Greg Stover, DCA p 2530), as "amendment after amendment." With the addition of greater central conference representation, Plan UMC was adopted by General Conference exactly as it received it.
There is absolutely no justification for the Judicial Council to have declared the parts of Plan UMC to be unconstitutional that were so clearly NOT unconstitutional but were administrative acts to make the agency structure simpler, smaller and more effective. And we were not well served by that declaration. On the contrary, that declaration did great damage to the Church from which we'll be at least four years in recovering.
Mr. Brooks was a reserve lay delegate to General Conference 2012, from the Alaska Conference.
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saahir a year ago •updated a year ago
India VS England day 3 ( summary)
After rain interrupted two days, we finally had a full day of cricket and I might say it was a great day for England and especially for Chris wakes who scored his maiden test hindered and is looking positive, I guess he is going to be headache for the bowlers today as well.After wining the toss and opted to bowl the English men were not able to bowl even a single ball on the first day of the match and the whole first day was rain interrupted. On the second day of test it was the game of rain, shadows, and bright sun. Somehow 36 overs were bowled on the second day of the match. Excellence of Jimmy Anderson and Co. restricted Indian team at 107 at the end of the day and play was called of for the second day. For England Jimmy Anderson took 5 wickets giving 20 runs and Chris wakes two important wickets, Broad and Curran also didn't disappointed and the took one wicket each. Chateshwar Pujara was a bit unlucky and he got run out just before lunch and I might say he was looking positive and his wicket took the game over from India.
VIRAT KOHLI resisted a bit at the crease but his resistance was not enough to take his side home, soon he got out on a jaffa from Chris wakes after making 23 runs of 57 balls. Then it was a partnership between Rahane and Ashwin which made things a little better but soon Rahane lost his wicket and team came in trouble again. Ashwin played some good cricket and remained the highest scorer in the first innings by making 29 runs of 38 balls.
On day 3 India started of well by picking up early wickets and none among the four top order players crossed the 30 run mark though every player got a start but lost their way. Shami bowled superb and was pick of the bowlers. It was the partnership between the highest run scorer in all formats (Johny baristow) and Chris Woakes who set a strong partnership and dragged the match completely in their favour. Chris Woakes was brilliant with the ball and now follows it up with his maiden Test ton. Jonny Bairstow missed out on his hundred but he was equally superb. They've batted India out of the game. They'll also be smart to not waste any more time, with the weather being as it is. Probably an overnight declaration and get right into India's vulnerable top-order in the morning.
At the end of the day England were 357 for the loss of 6 wickets leading by 250 runs. The only positive right now for India is 92% chances of rain tomorrow! Fingers crossed for that!!.....
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